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metaanalysis
· 8 years ago
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This is so great. It is totally ridiculous how hard it can be to get articles. What happens is when writing up research, the author ends up trying to get by with just reading abstracts. I know most people probably don't care, but the restriction of knowledge (especially since the journals are almost pure profit ) is such B.S.
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morebacon
· 8 years ago
Hell fuck yea. $30 + is rediculous for a paper. This woman saw the opportunity to impact the world for the better and she took it.
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guest
· 8 years ago
Normally I am anti-pirating, but this is pure corporate greed at it's worst. It's like if a record label raised the price on CDs to $30+ while also providing the artist no compensation. Unacceptable. This is a true victimless crime. Go Alexandra!
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ulteriormotives
· 8 years ago
I respect your opinion, but would you mind terribly telling me why you are normally against pirating?
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chu
· 8 years ago
No royalties to the creators.
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theglowcloud
· 8 years ago
Not trying to be a dick, just bringing up something to debate: Is this really that different from selling a nonfiction book/ textbook? What makes scientific articles so different?
chu
· 8 years ago
Because paying $30 per article is absurd. I'd pay $1.99 perhaps if I really needed it (or if the abstract wasn't enough) but no way is $30 acceptable. Same way that $220 is not acceptable for a used textbook but guess what you still gotta buy it because you're gonna need it for class.
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metaanalysis
· 8 years ago
Also textbook authors get paid and article authors don't. I do think textbook prices are ridiculous too. The problem is that there is almost no competition for textbooks. At this very moment, I have an article that only needs a few more hours of work, but I have zero motivation to work on it.
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